In 2005, a six-month-old kitten named Oscar was adopted by a nursing home in the US to be raised as a therapy cat. However, the workers noticed something peculiar about him.
While Oscar usually preferred to be alone, he occasionally crawled into a resident's bed and snuggled beside them.
The eerie thing about this is that the resident that Oscar would cuddle with would usually die within hours.
Researchers speculate that Oscar could smell biochemicals released by dying cells and so chose to comfort lonely residents.
On one occasion, the staff was convinced that a resident was about to pass away, but Oscar refused to sit with them. Instead, he chose another resident who looked healthier, and that person passed away first.
Oscar died in 2022, and over the course of his life he accurately predicted over 100 deaths.
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2 comments:
What an extraordinary and mysterious story about Oscar the cat! It’s fascinating to think about how animals can sometimes perceive things that we can’t, like sensing impending death. Whether it was his sensitivity to biochemicals or some other instinct, it's incredible how he provided comfort to those residents during such a vulnerable time. Oscar certainly made a profound impact on those around him.
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